“I know this stint may not be enough for me to get a job but I am trying my best.”Modi came to power in 2014 promising jobs, but delivering on that has been a challenge. More jobs, more debtIndia’s religious and conservative prime minister came to power in 2014 on a pro-business platform, promising to create 10 million jobs a year. The government simply cannot create jobs for millions entering the workforce,” explains political analyst Parsa Venkateshwar Rao. The manifesto of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised a Bt44.5 trillion infrastructure boost to create jobs if it won the election. In 2015, Modi launched a Skill India programme aiming to train 500 million people by 2022.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 26, 2019 18:00 UTC